Mat Smith – Page 9 – Electronic Sound

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The Gift of Sound and Vision: Malcolm Garrett

byMat Smith

If you were a teenager in the 1980s, Malcolm Garrett’s iconic record covers most probably crazy-paved your bedroom floor. Inspired by a love for electronic music and a hefty dose of early punk, his revolutionary design ideas reverberate to this day

RReviews

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Late Night Final ‘A Wonderful Hope’ (PIAS)

byMat Smith

Late Night Final is the solo alias of Public Service Broadcasting’s J Willgoose and ‘A Wonderful Hope’ wasn’t……

PPulse

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Lumpen Nobleman

byMat Smith

Rhythmically minded genre flitting

RReviews

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Brian Eno: Film Music (1976–2020)

byMat Smith

Opal / Universal

RReviews

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John Mouse ‘The Goat’ (Keep Me In Your Heart)

byMat Smith

‘The Goat’ collects tracks that cult Welsh songwriter John Mouse (John Davies) wrote, recorded and released on a……

RReviews

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Pole ‘Fading’ (Mute)

byMat Smith

The latest release from Stefan Betke’s Pole alias was partly inspired by his mother’s memory loss through dementia,……

RReviews

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Henrik Lindstrand ‘Nordhem One’ (Little Independent)

byMat Smith

A member of Bowie-collaborating Danish alt rockers Kashmir, Sweden’s Henrik Lindstrand is perhaps best known for his work……

LLong Reads

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Sigue Sigue Sputnik: Starship Troupers

byMat Smith

In the 1980s, a decade epitomised by big hair, outlandish outfits and believing your own press, nobody did it better than bizarro electro-rockers Sigue Sigue Sputnik, a band that viewed hyperbole as a badge of honour rather than an insult

RReviews

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Twinkle3 ‘Minor Planets’ (Marionette)

byMat Smith

Twinkle3 is a trio of music journalist and shakuhachi player Clive Bell, plus seasoned improvisers Richard Scott and……

RReviews

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Pram Of Dogs ‘Matter – Anti’ (Spirituals)

byMat Smith

Pram Of Dogs is the alias of London-based cinephile Joe Wilson, and ‘Matter – Anti’ is a soundtrack…